Which historian´s famous thesis defined the frontier as a central component of the American character?
a. George Bancroft
b. John Wesley Powell
c. James B. Weaver
d. Frederick Jackson Turner
e. David J. Weber
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Which of the following was one of the consequences of the depression of 1893?
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Which of the following statements accurately describes railroads in the United States in 1860?
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